Author's Note: This takes place after Davis invites Ken over to his house for that sleepover. What happened exactly?
Ken hung up the phone at the phone booth quietly, in deep thought. He had made his mother cry again. Only her tears were happy, so it was nothing to be ashamed of. His mother was proud of him for finally being invited to someone's house for a sleepover. But it still left an odd feeling in the pit of Ken's stomach. A feeling he really didn't care for, nor understood.
Sighing, Ken left the phone booth, Leafmon in his right arm, and looked over at Davis, who was playing with Demi-Vmon. He smiled at the two as he walked over.
Davis saw Ken come over and stopped tickling his digimon. "So, are you allowed?"
Ken nodded. "Yes, she was very pleased to hear that I was spending the night at your house."
Davis gave him an odd look as they started walking to his house. "Really? My mom wouldn't care. Or wait, is your mom one of those mom's who are like, super protective and get all emotional for nothing?" Davis questioned his friend.
Ken looked down at Leafmon, who only shrugged back up at him the best way he could. Ken's lips formed a straight line as he answered, his eyes in deep thought. "Yeah, I suppose you could put her under that category..." he said quietly.
Davis nodded. "Figures. So, the girls are going to be at my house in about an hour. Kari's mom insists that she have dinner with them, and Yolei has to work a bit at her dad's store, so while we wait for them, maybe we could get something to eat ourselves."
Ken didn't reply right away. He was positive that his definition of 'getting something to eat' was far different than Davis'. Yet he was saved from saying anything when Davis started talking, more like mumbling to himself, about what they should get to eat. He walked along next to Davis, only half listening, until they finally reached Davis' apartment.
"I've decided that it would be best if we just ate here. My mom is a fantastic cook anyways" Davis was saying to Ken. Ken nodded once, looking up at the building before them. Ken tapped Leafmon on the forehead afftectionitely, who wiggled with glee, before gently placing him behind his back so no one in the Motomiya household would see him. Davis did the same with a struggling Demi-Vmon.
A thought came to mind just as they were walking into the apartment several minutes later. Pushing his hair in face, a new habit he does when he's nervous, Ken spoke up in order to share his troubling thought.
"Davis" he whispered as they emerged into the front living room. Davis leaned his head back to him so he could hear Ken. "Yeah?"
Ken looked down at his shoes. Ever since he stopped being the Kaiser, all these new feelings and concerns plunged within him. He wasn't used to feeling so nervous. "You're parents...know that I'm your friend...right? Because--"
"Davis! Is that you!? I was wondering-" Davis' mother came in from the kitchen, her mind elsewhere. But then her brown eyes landed on Ken. Ken had never seen someone's eyes so wide before.
"MOM!" Davis shouted. Being mindful of his digmon behind him, he pushed his gawking mom towards the kitchen. "Mom, yes, that is who you think he is. But before you go nuts, I'd like Jun and dad to be here. Might as well get it over with and have them all in here at the same time. Ken's shy, so be cool!" The goggle-boy said in a jumble of words.
His mother composed herself and went to get Jun and her husband, whilst Davis went back into the living room to stand with a badly embarassed Ken.
"Just breathe" Davis reminded him. "And why are you so nervous anyways? You're Ken Ichijouji!"
"Yes..." Ken muttered quietly. "But this Ken Ichijouji has never had friends before, and his emotions have been locked away for years now. He's not used to all these feelings..."
Davis frowned. "Right" he patted him on the back. "Well, relax. My family will love you."
It didn't take long at all for Davis' mother to round everyone up to meet Ken properly.
Jun and her parents gawked at Ken as they sat down on the couch in the living room.
"Hello. My name is Ken Ichijouji. It's a pleasure to meet you" he bowed. Davis frowened at the grim look on his friend's facem yet remembered how nervous he was.
"This is Ken! He and I play soccer togther! Some would even say he's as good a soccer player as me!" Davis boasted, knowing that was a lie. Ken could run circles around him a heartbeat, yet he refused to admit it, even to himself.
Ken couldn't help but roll his eyes and looking up at the gray ceiling as his friend said these words. Davis would never change.
Leafmon wiggled in his hands, making Ken all the more nervous. He knew Leafmon knew to stay hidden, he was good digimon, but at times he could be slightly silly and cause trouble.
"Wow! Say, could you tutor Davis!? We've spent a fortune on tutors for him!" Davis' father was saying.
"Yeah, maybe with you around, he can start using his brain!" mumbled Jun, not taking her eyes off the amethyst genius.
Ken blushed as Davis started mumbling angrily under his breath. Looking up at the ceiling, Ken could feel Davis push him out of the room and down the hallway and into his bedroom.
